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Andorra – 106th Country

By |2019-07-06T13:35:26-05:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown|Tags: , |

To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Andorra is my 106th country.  Check out the best 193 travel books to read!  Andorra is a landlocked city-state in the Pyrenees nestled between Spain and France. Andorra [...]

Monaco – 105th Country

By |2019-07-06T13:35:47-05:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries. Belize is my 105th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read!  Monaco does not need much of an introduction. It punches well above its weight [...]

Gary Arndt – 119 countries … and over 300 UNESCO World Heritage Sites!

By |2019-07-06T04:51:49-05:00April 13th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Gary sold his house and all of his belongings in 2007 and began his life of travel.   Gary over his 10 years of travel has established himself as an elite travel blogger with an expertise in photography.  Gary shares with us many tales from the road.  Gary, single handedly, changed the visa rules [...]

Chin Tattoo Women

By |2021-04-16T16:17:34-05:00April 8th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Chin Tattoo Women.  Myanmar is an incredibly diverse hodgepodge, with 135 distinct ethnic groups and 108 language groups.  That is quite a punch for a country of 50 million.  One of these ethnic groups is the Chin people who could be found in the western part of Myanmar (and also in India and Bangladesh).  The Chin [...]

Fantastic Faces Of Myanmar

By |2021-04-14T19:20:03-05:00April 5th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Photos, Unique Experiences|

Fantastic Faces Of Myanmar.  Myanmar or Burma as it was formally called is a place of magic and wonderment.  It is an incredibly beautiful and historic country with amazing sites like the never-ending Temples of Bagan, the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, and the amazing carvings in the isolated Mrauk U.  Myanmar’s 50 million citizens have struggled through [...]

Shwedagon Pagoda – Must-See

By |2021-04-14T19:29:04-05:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Asia, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Shwedagon Pagoda – Must-See.  A soft wind lessened the effects of the thick heat while the chimes on top of the stupa gently sang.  The dense throngs had thinned, and a tranquil spirit drifted through the grounds. I was at the tremendously beautiful and moving Shwedagon Pagoda, the holiest site in Myanmar (formally known as Burma).  [...]

Lee Abbamonte – 193 countries … and the North and South Pole!

By |2019-07-06T04:54:29-05:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Lee has led an incredible life, traveling to all 193 countries and being the youngest American to accomplish this feat at that time.  And he is only 6 territories away from completing the Travelers Century Club. Lee travels in style whether it is entering his 193rd country under a hail of gunfire or hanging [...]

Mrauk U Princess Resort

By |2019-07-06T10:35:16-05:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Asia|Tags: , , , , , , |

Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I am not sure how they did this, almost like sleight of hand.  My car rolled up to the Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I slid out of the seat, covered in dust, sweaty after a full day of exploring the temples.  And there waiting for me was a staff member, with a cold, [...]

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